On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Jonathan Proulx <j...@csail.mit.edu> wrote:
> > Let me restate the question a bit as I think I'm hearing two different > responses that may be getting conflated. > > Option 1: There's a single Ops Midcycle that shifts around and we > look at ways to increase remote participation. (obviously this doesn't > preclude other meetups) > > Option 2: There are multiple Ops Meetups around midcycle (presumably > starting with North America, Asia, and Europe) and we look at ways of > coordinationg those re reduce duplication of effort any synthesis of > results. > > Hey all, I wanted to point to a bit of data from last year when I interviewed a bunch of teams about their midcycles. http://www.openstack.org/blog/2014/12/studying-midcycle-sprints-and-meetings/ - Midcycles are more valuable in the early days of forming teams. - Best quality meetings tend to be sprint-oriented with real work getting done and a specific outcome in mind. - Often there’s a choice implied in choosing what an individual travels to; adding a midcycle sprint means a choice has to be made. - Virtual aspects of a midcycle require additional support such as open source tooling, or if using non-open source tooling, you must get agreement from participants. Wanted to share since I think you'll find it relevant. Anne > I was advocating option 1 mostly because I think synthesis of option 2 > is harder than stepping up preparation of etherpads before sessions > and review of them afterward is which is motly the level of remote > participation I'd envision in the first case (possibly also running > some email threads on any reccommendations that come out and seem > controvertial for any reason) > > So far though seems the tide is runiing toward option 2, multiple > meet-ups. Though wee're still at a very small sample size. > > -Jon > > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:50:52AM -0500, Jonathan Proulx wrote: > :Hi All, > : > :1st User Committee IRC meeting will be today at 19:00UTC on > :#openstack-meeting, we haven't exactly settled on an agenda yet but I > :hope to raise this issue the... > : > :It has been suggested that we make the February 15-16 European Ops > :Meetup in Manchester UK [1] the 'official' OPs Midcycle. Previously > :all mid cycles have been US based. > : > :Personally I like the idea of broadening or geographic reach rather > :than staying concentrated in North America. I particularly like it > :being 'opposite' the summit location. > : > :This would likely trade off some depth of participation as fewer > :of the same people would be able to travel to all midcycles in person. > : > :Discuss...(also come by #openstack-meeting at 19:00 UTC if you think > :this needs real time discussion) > : > :-Jon > : > : > :-- > : > :1. > http://www.eventbrite.com/e/european-openstack-operators-meetup-tickets-19405855436?aff=es2 > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > OpenStack-operators mailing list > OpenStack-operators@lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-operators > -- Anne Gentle Rackspace Principal Engineer www.justwriteclick.com
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